In King Athur's tale
it is said :
" greatness
is born
little . . . "
" knighthood
may not be granted
. . .
" draw your sword
and ask "
" a knight
I will make you . . . "
" be a good knight ,
I pray to God
that you may be . . .
" Sir, " said Merlin ,
" he will be . . . "
( as the story goes ,
Queen Guinevere
nearly
passed out . . . )
then Merlin said , " let everyone sit
quietly
and do not move ,
for now begins
an age of marvels , and
you will see
strange
happenings... "
( snippets from
The Acts of King Arthur
and His Noble Knights///
-- John Steinbeck .
from the winchester manuscripts
of thomas mallory & other sources )
photographs bijou le tord///
Lance Amstrong on the tour de France
2009
